Speed-controlling device for shafts



Dec. 26, 1922.`

B. D. LOCKWOOD. SPEED coNmoLLlNG DEvlcvE FOR sHAFTs.

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FILED SEPT. 28, 1920.

Dec. 26, 1922.

E B. D. LocKwooD.

SPEED CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR SHAFTS.

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Patented Een. mi, 19.22

erratas :Beans n. Loenwoon', or BELLEVUE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPEED-CONTRLLING DEVICE `FOR SHAFTS.

App'iicatibn inea septemter as, 1920. semina. 413,431.

Be it known that I, BURNS D. LooKwooD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, have invented. a newand useful Improvement in Speed-Controlling Devices for Shafts, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the a'ccompanying` drawings, forming part of` this i, specification, in whieh:- s l Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a device embodying my invention. Figure 2 is a section onthe line II-II ofFigurel. y

Figure 3 is aperspective view of the shaft gripping members removed.

Figure 4is a perspective view of one of the wedge members, and s Figure 5 is a section on an enlargedscale, illustrating the construction vof the pump.

My inventionhas relation to speed con-- trolling devices for shafts and other-rotary members; and is designed to provide means of simple and eiiicient character which is capable of a variety'of applications tol rotating shafts or similar members, the speed of which should not exceed a variable predetermined maximum.

The nature of my invention willfbe best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings in which I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and which will now be described, it` being premised, however, that various changes can be made in the details k,of construction, `arrangement and combination of the various parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined in the appendedclaims. y n

In these drawings the numeral 2 designates a rotary shaft whose` speed is to be controlled bythe device constituting my invention. l l y 3 and 4 designatethetwo complementary and interfitting half sections of a split bushing. which is clampedupon the shaft 2,' by any suitable means such as the bolts ,5. Each half of the split bushing member is provided with a Corrugated or toothed gripping member 6 recessed in the bushing member, andadapted to grip the shaft and therebyinsure a rigid rotative engagement between the shaft and the complete bushing member. y y f .i 7 vdesignates an outer casing or shell surrounding ,the shaft and bushing and containing most of the operatingparts now to be described. y n

8 indicates a pump of special and novel construction and in which 9 vindicates the working barrel or cylinder. 10 indicates a piston adapted to reciprocate within the barrel 9, said piston being of hollowcylindrieel form, its outer surface forming a working fit within .the working barrel 9. Inside the hollow piston 10, an adjustable stationarysmember 13v is provided, said member having an enlarged cylindrical p0rtion 12, forming a working fit with the interior surface` of the hollow piston. 10.

The enlarged portion 12 is provided. at one end with a smaller extension Vportion 13 which` passes through the stuffing box 1l. andv packing gland 15, and for purpose of adjustment its outer end portion 16 is threaded and adapted to be engaged by the threaded boss` of the hand-wheel 17, the inner face 18 of the boss being adapted to en 'age the face of the packing gland 15. y.

ne end-19 ofthe hollow Vpiston 10 is provided with an inwardlyextending portion 20, which is perforated vat its center 21 and provided with a preferably beveled valveseat 22, and also a series'of smaller perforations 23, spaced in the metaly surroundingy the central perforation. Inside the hollow piston 1,0 a valve member 24 is provided, having a surface 25 vcomplementary to the valve seat 22, andalso having a smaller extension portion 26, which adapted to pass through the perforation 21, and is ofsuiicient length to contact with the stop y27. When the portion 26 engages the stop 27 the valve 24 isopened to admit .oil or other circulating mediumy into the hollowpiston 10. Betweenthe cylindrical portion 12 above referred'to and the valve 24, a spring or resilient member 28 is interposed vfor ,the purpose of exerting the A rafa Voperatively connected with pipe 31.:

The hollow piston member 10 is provided with a stud or projection v32--which is adapted to engage a cam groove 33 formed inthe bushing 3-4'- heretofore described',A

and which is arranged, asthe bushing is rotated, `to cause a--reciprocati1`ixr movement of the piston 10A in :the workingbarrcl f) and thereby accomplish a pumping action. The pipe connection 311 to ythe-Qontlet port 3() is connected with a -T"31" mounted on the casing or shell 7, 'which T 311" has one of its; branches conmiuni eatingv with a chamber 31b formed within the central portion of said casing. The inlet from `this connection `is intermediate two pistons 34, 34 each" of whichJ isfurnished with the usual packing rings35: Each of these pistons is arranged;v to act upon series of sectional tapering cylindrical wedge members 36l seated'upon the bushing 3 4y and adapted* to b'e moved by said pistons into wedging engagement with relatively stationary wedge members 37\vli`ich` are secured within the casing 7, these 'wedge members being maintainedout of engagement with each other when desired'by ythe springs 38.

The third branch of the. T31, is connected by a'pipe39 witlrthe chamber-40 of a. supplemental casing 41. The chamber 40 is provided withv an outlet port 42 which is connected by a pipe 43 with' a port 44.^lead ing to an extension 45of the' pump barrel 9. thus completing the circuit of saidpuinp. The port 42 is arranged to'be cont-rolledby a valve member 46wliich is actuatedby a centrifugal governor 4'o'f lany suitable type. This governor is carried by a sleeve 48 surrounding the valve stem and having thereon a bevel friction wheel 482L which is driven'by a bevel. friction wheel; 43" on the shaft 49.

IThe shaft 49 extends withinthe main casing T and carries a. friction gear 50 at its upper end'which' engages a friction wheel 51 tixedly secured'to'the bushing 3-4j before described.

laissez? predetermined maximum, the centrifugal governor 47 will, by reason of such increased speed, act upon the valve member 416 to throttle the outlet port 42 to a greater or less extent, depending upon the extent to which the speed is increased. `This throttling effects a restriction of the pump circulation, thereby creating an within the chamberl'b. This increased pressure, acting upon the pistons 34, forces the'wedge'membersI 36 into wedging engagement with the relatively fixed wedge members STagainStt-heaction of the springs 33. This causes said wedge members to exert a rapidly increasing friction upon the surface of thegbushing which uis effective as abralring action to' slowdown the speed of rotation of they shaft 2.

1n practice ithe movement of the parts, if properly initiallyadjusted,will be comparatively `slight by'reason of the fact that a slight increase of speed beyond the predetermined maximum will at once cause an action tending toy correct itself; so that the speed of the shaft is slowed down to theproper limit before anygreat increase'has occurred.

The advantages of my invention will be apparent4 sinceit provides a speed governor for shafts and the like which isy simple in its construction and positive in its operation and in which any increase in the speed ofthe rotating` shaft is'utilizedto correct suoli increase.

n I claim:

bers', substantially as described.

2. A speed controlling device for shafts, comprising a. shaft whose speed is to lbe controlled., members arranged to be moved longitudinally of said shaft to exert' a brakingr actionon said shaft, and fluid pressure means to actuate said braking members, substantially as described.l

3. A speed'controlling device for shafts, comprising. a shaft'whose speed is tofbe controlled, means adapted to be moved longi# tudinally ofjsaid shaft forl exerting pressureon said shaft, and aiuid: pressure device operable by said shaft for actuating saidmeans, substantially `as described.

4. speed controlling device for shafts, comprising a` shaft'whose speed is to be coiltrolled, members arranged tok be moved longitudinally'of salid shaft to' exert a' braking action on said shaft, and iiuidgpressure means actuated b'yfsavd shaft to actuate said braking members, substantially as described.

' A speed controllingdevice'k for shafts, comprising a shaftwhosespeedistobe conincreased pressure Cir messa? trolled, membersI arranged to be moved longitudinally of said shaft. to exert afbraking action on said shaft, ,fluidpressure means actuated bysaid shaft to actuate said bra-king members, and means controlled by the speed of the shaft to regulate ysaid fluid pressure, substantially as described.`

6. A speed controlling device for shafts, comprising a shaftwhose speed is to be controlled, members arranged to be moved longitudinally of said shaft to exert a braking action on said shaft, fluid pressure means actuated by said shaft to actuate said braking members, and regulating means for Said fluid pressure means, substantially as ydescribed.

7. A speed controlling device for shafts, comprising a shaft whose speed is to be controlled, members arranged to exert a braking action on said shaft, fluid pressure means actuated by said shaft to actuate said braking members, and regulating means for said,` fluid pressure means whereby the speed of the shaft is regulated, substantially as described.

8. A speed controlling device for shafts, comprising a shaft whose speed is to be controlled, members arranged to exert a braking action on said shaft, wedge shaped means for causing said members to exert pressure on said shaft, and means controlled by the speed of the shaft for moving said wedge shaped members substantially asdescribed.

9. A speed controlling` device for shafts, comprising a shaft whose speed is to be controlled, members adapted to be moved longitudinally of and into engagement with said shaft to exert a braking action on said shaft when the shaft has attained substantially its 'predetermined maximum speed, and adapted to disengage from said shaft when the speed has been reduced, fluid pressure 4means for causing said members to engage said shaft, and means separate from and independent of the fluid pressure means for causing said members to disengage from said shaft, substantially as described. I

1.0. A speed controlling device for shafts, comprising a shaft whose speed is to be controlled, members adapted to engage with said shaft and exert a braking action thereon when the shaft has attained substantially its predetermined .maximum speed, and a dapted to disengage from said shaft when the speed of L the shaft has been lreduced, wedge shaped means for causingr said members to engage said shaft, fluid pressure means for operating said 'wedge shaped means to cause said members to engage said shaft, and spring means for operating said wedge shaped means to cause said members to disengage from said shaft, substantially as described.

11. A speedcontrolling device for shafts,

comprisinga shaft whose speed is to be cou- Cfr trolled, kmembers adapted to engage and disengage said shaft, wedge means for operatmembers kto ,engage said shaft when said shaft has attained substantially alpredetermined maximum speed, and means other than said fluid pressure means for, operating said wedge means to cause said members to disengage said shaft when the speed ofthe shaft has been reduced.

12. A speed controlling device for shafts, comprising a shaft whose speed is to be controlled, members adaptedto be moved longitudinally and into engagement with said shaft, means operable by fiuid pressure for moving said members when said shaft has attained substantially its predetermined maximum speed, and means combined in said device whereby the speed of shaft may be adjusted to" any predetermined speed, substantially as described.

18. Aspeed controlling device for shafts, comprising a shaft'whose speed is to be controlled, members adapted to vengage said shaft when the shaft has attained a predetermined maximum speed, wedge shaped` means for moving said members, pistons for operating said wedge means, fluid pressure means for moving said pistons, said Huid pressure means comprising a cylinder in which said pistons are operated, a fluid pressure chamber ,outside said cylinder, a fluid pressure pump, pipe lconnections from said pump to said cylinder and to said chamber, a connection from said chamber to said pump, and means for automatically controlling the flow of fluid through the last mentioned connection whereby the pressure in said cylinder is automatically varied, substantially as described.

14. A speed controlling device for shafts,`

comprising a shaft whose speed is to be controlled, members adapted to engage said shaft when theshaft has attained a predetermined maximum speed, wedge shaped means for moving said members, pistons for operating said wedge means, fluid pressure means vforimoving said pistons, said fluid pressure means comprising a cylinder in which. said pistons arek operated, a fluid pressure chamber outside said cylinder, a fluid pressure pump, pipe connections from said pump to said cylinder and to said chamber, a connection from said chamber to said pump, and a centrifugal governor in said chamber operable by said sha-ft adapted v to regulate the flow of fluid through the last mentioned connection, substantially as described.

15. A speed controlling device for shafts, comprising a shaft whose speed'is to be controlled, members adapted to engage said shaft lwhen the she-ft has attained a predetermned maximum speed, wedge shaped means for moving said members, pstonsfor operating said Wedge means, fluid pressure means for movingv said 'pstoln'sa said Huid pressure means comprising u cylinder in Whleh sind p1s`t0ns lre operated, a fluid pressure pump, a Supply connectlon r'om yszud "pump to said cylinder, 'a return connection from said cylinder' to said pump', und means Vl0 'mterposed 1n Saud r'r'eurn conneetlolr for 'autOmatmaHy contrllvmg the return flow of my hand.

NSD. LOCKWOOD. 

